Flashing-block.



F. D` RENAUD.

FLASHING BLOCK.

APPLOATION FILED 1113.10, 1912.

1,039,820. Patented sept. 2.4, 1912 @Zyl FELIX D. RENAUD, F CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

FLASHING-BLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 10, 1912.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912. serial No. 676,792.

. n 1. Fimx D. RENAVD. a 'inii Etnici. und si resident fi county of Cookand Stilte oriented. certain new and l mis in Flashing-Blocks; dechirethat tbe following weert iliweription thereof, vnl io ille accompanyingn i i :be clmrnctrre of reference l .xilirb form :i part of this "orconnecting the foundaromposition or water vertical wall, :i chimney,i;;...rc. :ind the like. und the .'tion to provide an eX- durable andefficient mention oit the roof with w.- .and nl fe moderate cost.

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ln accordance with my invention I provide at the inner side of thevertical wall 10, or other like part, ad'aoent to the roof level aduplex flashing block composed of two members, to Wit, the main bodymember 18 and the connter-Hashing member 19. Said dashing block isembodied in the Wall structure and is arranged With its inner face flushor substantially so with the inner face of the Wall. The duplex flashingblock may be made of concrete, terra cotta or other suitable durablematerial. The main body 18 of the duplex dashing;r block may be built inthe Wall or like part at the time of the erection of the latter. Itcomprises n vcrtical portion 2O and an overhnnging. horizontal portionQ1. and is formed between the vertical and horizontal portions with :ire- 22 that is :shaped to receive the counter- {lushing member 19; theSuid main and counter-flashing members being constructed to.

permit the latter to be inserted into place after the .main or bodymember is built into the Wall and to be interlocked therewith so ns toprevent the counter-ashing member being Withdrawn or pulled away fromthe main body member. As herein .shown the main or body member is formedwith a verticully oblique surface 2l on the `from". face of the verticalportion 20. sind opposing oblique Surfaces Q5, 25' on llie under Side oftbe overlninging portion *21. :1nd mid overlmnging portion terminatesexterior to the Shoulder Q in :1 lip 2li whirl: is ,n'v'l'ernbly mildeot some width. The overlmmging lip 2G. :1t the reni' of nbieli ie formedtbv shoulder iS londe with n tbirkeiened edge. is Shown, in order toprevenl the 4mme. from readily breaking in ibo handling" of tbe block.The counenflziebing member 19 Vt'orlned with n rear inclined euriacc255. which opposes and corresponds io the in- @lined Surface 24 of themain member. and upper oblique surfaces Q9. 25?' bieb oppose :mdcfiirrcfeg'ionfl to the obliqueA or inclined #..irfanfes '25. Q5' of themain member; and mid ronnteriiesliing member im?, a #onzin-d horizontalshoulder or upper surface Si() vi oi'lposes tbe bof-iroof the lib 'iieanni i'- leo 1J. .S

-Stitute an interlocking 'connection between theiipper side of thecounter member and the mzun body of the tluSlnng bloei( to prtJi ventythe counter member being removed or `tttinlg; connection for the purposeSet forth und. so far as the broeder tentures ot' my invention areconcerned. sind members may be otherwise shaped at. their intertttiugparts to produce the same results.

The root layers or strips t3 extend beyond the roof board l1 directlyinto the. rerees 20 et' the flashing bloek and thenee upwardly intooverlapping relation with und :ire Supported by the int-lined surfeee.24 ot' the reeeesed portion otthe tnuin body ot' the flushing block.:le best Ahewn ut fil in FigV L'. Vthe turned up portion of the loweruioyrip or layer bein;v eemented to uid inrlined surt'nee 21. Suid ytrips:ire pret'` ernhly tietened uinst 'umile' the tushing blo-fk. to theroot' bourd. :te by means of nuit 312 which nre dri\en downwardlythrough the button4 or nhere Il? thut red ou the roo'l Strips orlirverts tft.

.\t the Ijoint between the rooth und the unil are prorided :l nlnrulitiYol' i mutter-limiting strips 35', nhieh Xtend lengjtbniee ot' theflushingf bloeml und :ire preternolv nude ot :L width to evend trein theupper eide ot thereeess Qot'thenmin bodt otl the limiting bloek to udimmer n the roof sli-i1 imite of the tinehmg bloeit'. :u be y#hewn inlig: Q. These eonnterilu-dung drip, ure eemented to the rooting' trite:ind to enel other b v internudinte tn itw 31o ot' piteb or othereemeuttiom1 unitwinl. As herein shown und prel'eruln). there will be unum ber of these eonuter'tirol:inf; tl-ii4 etpntl to the number of theroot' drip` -o :r`4 to provide :it the :ingle here the root trips iointhe wull u reinl'weenu-nt ihfit in snbstuzr tiely eounl/ in thit lineeio twiee that ot' the roof luyer' or ripe lf. the npn'urdly ex tendingenflot the root` et ril` or tn vers and of the eonnter-tiusning :,.tips.iro eontined ,und held between the sui-ture l ot the main `member ot'the hrdnnfg blot-lr und the rear mein member. as Stated. Thereafter unadded theknes.-,4 lo ot the roofing surface niuteriul i applied to thetop of the roof `itrneture ndjueent" to the foot or lower edge oll theeonuter member ot the tlashing block 4 l so :te to constitute u rib orkey to prevent the wnhdrawn from the block when it is tilted dr.1\\ntroni the malin member otl the block.'

The y\puee behind the upper edges of the eennter tltmliiiig Strips 33.und above the turned op portion L1 ot' the root strips may be tllledwith n body ot' rement or other nimble tillin;y` materiel. if founddesirable. So :liso the pan-es it sneh pures oeeur. betnern the upperedge of the Counter Hashing member und the overhnnginjr portion of themain member muy be filled with u layer ot rement 35 to prevent theentrunee of hier between luid member :it these points.

lu euse the will or other party to which the root" is joined be mude oteonerete, the reet-ss to reeei\e the tiuHhinpr end# of the feuudutionstrip :and the eonnter flushing member ll muy be formed in szuid woll bythe me ot' :t oituble t'eriu. iu :i \\'ell known nmuner` so tlmt themain body ot the Hushingbleek in [hiey ense beeomeeun integral pto-t etthe eeneretr null. ln ynell lutter eou trurieo the bunter tlnehiugitmember eorrtwpoudng to the member lil muy be made :o: iiiiegrnl purilike the member I9 und upplietl in :iid reves` ne described or the ieeemuy be tilled und the flushing ends ot the l'oundzitien strip revered:md contined hr :t separately formed uniss of eementiiiom muteriul Snell:is is med to form the nuit proper. Snell fr eonstruetion is shown in mveo-pendiner upplieutiou t'or U. S. Letter lntent. tiled on the 10th dayof Febru- :ojtx telf, Serial No. 676,793. \Vhen an integrul tiuehiufgmember. yQueh as the member tu u, empltrred. the layer 35 of cement maybe relied upon to hold the upper side of the tlzebinjf member in plateeWithout. the underent e \n\.tru tion `lhown in Fig. (l. VVhen nf-ejl inn unborn-'v rvull. as Shown in Fig. l. the uwe ot seid bleek in no Wayweakens the unil. but mid bloelt reliably Supports the portion ot' thenull :ibore the same. L10I?.- orer. they bleek. being made of concrete,0r like material. is :is durable .as any part of the wall. i

lf it. be desired to repair the joint or con neeton het een the roof andthe Walhor if it he desired for any other purpose t0 yremove the counterflashing member, when made en integral, separately aipplied part, smidmember muy be removed by removing the thickened portion or rib 40' ofthe roof. Thereupon said member may be readily re'- moved to affordaccess t0 the counter Hashing strips und the tiashngends 0f thefoundation strips.

The. eonstruetion described joint and one. which is entirely weatherproof to protect the foundation strips from the action of the weather atthe junction of the roof and wall.

lt to be understood that. the details of the construction of the deviceare capable @if variation within the spirit and scope of the inventionand that the invention is not limited to such details except as imposedby the prior art.

I claim as my invention l. A roof construction embracing, in combinationwith a roof including roofing strips, a vert-ical wall or member formedat the roof level with a recess to receive the flashing ends of the saidstrips, said recess having` its lower wall substantially flush with thesurface of the roof, and a flashing block fitted in said recess andbetween which and the bottom of the recess the flashing ends of saidstrips are confined.

2. A roof construction embracing, in combination with a roof includinroofing strips, a vertical wall or member ormed at the roof level with arecess to receive the flashing ends of Said strips, said recesshaving'its lower wall substantially flush with the surface of the roof,a flashing block fitted in said recess and between whlch and the bottoniof the recess the flashing ends of the strips are confined, the upperside of the recess being undercut to interfity with the upper side ofthe flashing block.

l. A roof construction embracing, in combination with a roof includingroofing strips, a vertical wall or memberformcd at the roof level with arecess to receive the flashing ends of said strips, said recess havingits lower wall substantially ush with the surface of the roof, aflashing block fitted in said recess and between which and the bottom ofthe recess the flashing ends of the strips are confined, the upper sideof the recess being undercut to interfit with the upper side of theflashing block, and means to engage the lower side of said block for thepurpose set forth.

4. A roof construction embracing, in combination with a composition roofincluding foundation strips, a vert-ical wall or member formed with arecess to receive the flashing ends of said strips, and a flashing blockfitted in the recess and between which and the bottom of t-he recess theflashing ends ofthe strips are confined, the upper side of the recessbein undercut to interfit the upper side of tie flashing block, asurface layer of roofing material covering said strips said surfacelayer being thickened at the lower outer side of said block toconstitute a key, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature 1n the presence of two witnesses, this 20th day of January, A.D. 1912.

FELIX D. RENAUD.

Witnesses W. L. HALL, G. E. DowLn

